- Competitive salary + 10% superannuation + range of market leading employee benefits
- Hybrid role + centrally located offices in Britomart + WFH available
- Provide key support to senior stakeholders in the business
Mō te tūranga | About the Role
The Manager External Reporting Funding Programmes is part of the External Reporting team within Finance at Westpac New Zealand.
The role is responsible for ensuring the quality and timely delivery of all Finance aspects of Westpac New Zealand funding programme artefacts, including offering memorandums and associated documents. This includes close co-ordination with Treasury and Treasury Legal, teams within Finance and certain other teams across Westpac New Zealand.
This role is also covering subsidiary financial reporting and control responsibilities until December 2025, which includes financial reporting for non-bank Westpac entities in New Zealand as well as reporting to subsidiary board of directors and other financial control activity.
Key responsibilities include:
- Ownership of the end-to-end Finance aspects of funding programme update project management, including close co-ordination with Treasury and Treasury Legal.
- Proactive and early planning, including building timeframes, organising review times and engaging stakeholders.
- Coach and develop direct report(s), including maximising their utilisation across both funding programme updates and other external reporting deliverables.
- Support other areas of external reporting outside of key funding programme update periods, including the production of Disclosure Statements during peak April and October periods.
- Support Finance-wide projects.
- Owning subsidiary financial reporting and control responsibilities until December 2025.
Nā tāu rourou | What will you bring?
- Extensive working experience in accounting, preferably reporting and be familiar with the banking industry
- Qualified CA or equivalent
- Project management
- Strong written and verbal communications to senior manager level
- Direct people leadership
- Knowledge of funding programmes such as US144A (Preferred)
- Experience with Workiva software (Preferred)
Westpac Hei Wāhi Mahi | Working at Westpac
- As well as immersing yourself in a supportive team environment, you’ll be offered some of the best banking, and lifestyle benefits in the market along with:
- 4 weeks standard holiday + 5 additional days of wellbeing leave to support you to be your best
- Additional purchased leave options up to 4 weeks per year
- Banking benefits, insurance discounts and superannuation scheme
- Career growth – we promote internal capability; we have programmes that recognise star performers
- Generous parental leave – and top up government paid parental leave
- School holiday subsidy - help you balance work and family during school holiday
- Environmental and community care programmes
Ko mātou tēnei | Our Organisation
At Westpac, we’re working together to build a fairer and stronger New Zealand for our people, customers, and communities. For over 160 years we’ve been driven by our purpose to Create Better Futures Together.
What makes us unique are the incredible people we’re lucky enough to have walk through our doors every day. The giant ‘W’ on our building doesn’t just stand for Westpac – it says, double you. We’re a place that values, rewards and recognises individuality. Where you can be your whole self, your true self, and your best self. We’re recognised as a place where talent is developed, where passions are fuelled and where ambitions of all shapes and sizes thrive. And it all starts with you!
Tono mai ināianei! | Apply Now!
Apply today with your CV and Cover Letter.
The people of Aotearoa, New Zealand hail from many cultures and backgrounds. At Westpac New Zealand, we draw on this enormous talent pool to cultivate a team rich in ability and empowered to reach its full potential. Our aim is to be brave challengers, celebrating our differences and relentlessly advocating for our customers. It starts with us – we believe that when we care deeply and do our best for our people, they’ll do their best for our customers. We encourage people from all walks of life to apply, including those who are neurodiverse, have chronic health conditions or disabilities – your attitude and passion are as important to us as your experience, qualifications and capabilities.
Mahi tahi tātou, kaha ake tātou | Together Greater
Applications close:
9 February 2025
